Confusion, Panic Over India’s “Red List” Travel Ban By UK
The red list status came amid a spike in coronavirus infections in India and also resulted in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelling his planned visit to New Delhi next week. Hundreds of Indian students and UK-based Indian-origin families have been sent into a mode of confusion and panic with India being added to Britain’s... Read More
Covid-19: Indian students in turmoil after India added to UK’s red travel ban list
Indian students enrolled at British universities who have been studying remotely in India for months and were planning to return for the summer term now that the pandemic is under control in Britain woke up Tuesday to discover they will face huge costs and may struggle to even get a flight after India was added... Read More
India allows additional 3,675 tonnes of sugar export to UK under concessional duty quota
The government has permitted the export of an additional 3,675 tonnes of raw/refined sugar under tariff-rate quota to the United Kingdom. TRQ (Tariff-Rate Quota) is for a volume of exports that enter the UK at relatively low tariffs. After the quota is reached, a higher tariff applies to the exports. “The additional quantity of 3,675.13... Read More
Mountbatten’s Indian bracelet, jewelled elephants auctioned in UK
A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur are some of the Indian heirlooms that made up a collection of 350 personal items belonging to Patricia Mountbatten, the eldest daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten – the last Viceroy of India, which fetched over GBP 5.6 million at auction in London. Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten... Read More
Covid-19: Britain is investigating variant originating in India
British health officials are investigating a Covid-19 variant originating in India but as yet they do not have enough evidence to classify it is as a variant of concern, Susan Hopkins of Public Health England (PHE) said on Sunday. Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show on BBC television, Hopkins said: “We have not got enough... Read More
UK adds India to COVID-19 travel ‘red list’ amid surge in cases
The ‘red list’ effectively bans international travellers from India and mandates hotel quarantine for UK residents. Britain on Monday added India to its COVID-19 travel “red list,” which effectively bans all travel from the country and makes a 10-day hotel quarantine compulsory for UK residents arriving back to the country. Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed... Read More
UK PM’s visit cancellation must not impact UK-India momentum, say business chiefs
Industry chiefs and strategic experts on Monday were unanimous in their view that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelling his visit to India next week was the right move, given the COVID-19 pandemic situation, and expressed confidence that it was unlikely to affect the momentum behind an enhanced UK-India trade partnership. Johnson told reporters that... Read More
UK PM Boris Johnson cancels trip to India due to coronavirus worries
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday cancelled a planned trip to India, scheduled to take place next week, due to the current coronavirus situation in India, Johnson’s office said. Johnson had already postponed the trip once from January, when COVID-19 infections were high in Britain. Infections in India are currently surging as the country... Read More
Indian-origin billionaire brothers buy UK fast food chain Leon
Indian-origin billionaire brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa have acquired a popular British fast-food chain, Leon, as part of what they described as their goal to grow their food service operations in Britain. The Issa brothers, whose parents moved to the UK from Gujarat in the 1970s, own the Euro Garages chain of petrol stations as... Read More
‘Covaxin, Covishield both work against Covid’s UK strain’
Both Covaxin and Covishield — the two vaccines against Covid in use in India — are effective against the UK variant, which is one of the two prevailing mutations found in the country, senior officials said. Officials said so far, and there has been no Indian variant as only a double mutation has been found... Read More